Defenition of the word inactive
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Defenition of the word inactive
- temporarily inactive
- not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
- of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
- of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
- not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
- not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" (military) ; "an inactive member of the department"
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- not active or exerting influence
- not participating in a chemical reaction; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
- not engaged in military action
- lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
- not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" ; "an inactive member of the department"
- not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- not active physically or mentally
- not engaged in full-time work
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
- lacking in energy or will
- (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
- not exerting influence or change
- not in physical motion
- (military) not involved in military operations
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Synonyms for the word inactive
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- abeyant
- at rest
- deskbound
- dormant
- extinct
- idle
- immobile
- in abeyance
- indolent
- inoperative
- lazy
- motionless
- out of action
- passive
- reserve
- sedentary
- slothful
- sluggish
- smoldering
- static
- stationary
- still
- stopped
- suspended
- unmoving
- unused
Similar words in the inactive
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- arrested
- closed
- dark
- dead
- dead-end
- delayed
- desk-bound
- deskbound
- dormant
- dull
- hands-off
- hypoactive
- idle
- in remission
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- latent
- lethargic
- nonmoving
- nonoperational
- off
- off duty
- off duty(p)
- off-duty
- off-duty(a)
- off(p)
- on leave
- quiescent
- resistless
- retired
- sedentary
- slow
- sluggish
- strikebound
- supine
- torpid
- underactive
- unergetic
- unmoving
- unreactive
- unresisting
- unused
Antonyms for the word inactive
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- active
- dormant
- extinct
- inactive
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